Not really baby related, just need opinions.
When I got pregnant with my daughter, I was staying with my boyfriend and his family. I never really was the social butterfly with them, would always politely decline when they would go out, all of which I did BEFORE I got pregnant. I'm also very close with my mother and my sisters and will go to them for literally everything. So flash forward to me actually having the baby. I came back home for a while to be with my mom after having the baby, it was easier for me with doctors appointments and everything. I also wasn't getting much help from my boyfriend and we could barely have a conversation without arguing. But we had got a little better and I went back to staying with him for a while. Well that lasted all of two weeks before he was back to not helping with anything when it came to our daughter. And I had also found these messages between him and his mother about me. She was basically saying that I was ungreatful and unappreciative of them and that I made her feel like she was never a parent ( because I would always call my mother and not go to her). Me and him got into a big argument about a letter of mine he found that was 2 yrs old and he blew up about it. So I packed up everything and the baby and moved back home. She was about 2 months old when this happened. His mom has only seen my daughter about a handful of times and that's not counting when she was watching her for me everyday so I could do my externship until I got her enrolled in a daycare, but technically my boyfriend was watching her because he wasn't working. Ever since she started daycare, she's only seen my daughter maybe once or twice. The issue that I'm having is his mom has not done anything for daughter since then. Not a single phone call or text message asking how's she doing or does she need anything. Hasn't even sent over anything clothes wise and a lot of this started at my baby shower. She kept asking about where I was registered at and didn't get a damn thing of the registery, instead she brought me a diaper genie, something that I didn't even want. The newest thing that is bothering me is the one day, we went over there, his mom tells me that she's about to start her Christmas shopping and asks me should she just get Layla (my daughter) a gift card and then I can take her shopping. I didn't respond because in my opinion, I feel like a gift card isn't enough. This is her first and only grandchild and to me isn't acting like a grandmother should. And then it really blows my mind when my boyfriend says things to my daughter like, your mom mom, pop pop and uncle miss you very much. Like how am I supposed to know that if nobody is contact with me. I don't drive so if my boyfriend isn't around I have no other transportation besides the bus. His mother doesn't drive, but his step father does. Is it really that hard to text me and ask if they can come over to see their grandchild. My mother and sister keep telling me that I need to just let it go but it really gets under my skin. Am I wrong for feeling this way? Wouldn't you expect a grandparent to semi spoil their grandchild, especially if it's the first one?
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